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DETROIT + MICHIGAN / Nightlife / ¼
Clubs, techno and house rooms, live music venues, jazz bars, karaoke, social dance nights and festivals in Detroit and across Michigan, with address, phone, hours and the official calendar.
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Clear filters ↺Festivals / Osceola County Fairgrounds, Evart
An acoustic-instrument gathering on the Osceola County Fairgrounds in Evart on the third weekend of July, with stage shows and round-the-clock jamming.
Festivals / Historic Masonic Temple, Bay City, Bay County
A one-day indoor emo, pop-punk and indie-rock festival at the Historic Masonic Temple in Bay City, held in early April since 2026.
Festivals / Bent Arrow Deer Ranch on Brooks Creek, Bridgeton Township, Newaygo County
A small camping music festival in mid-August at Bent Arrow Deer Ranch on Brooks Creek near Holton (Bridgeton Township), hosted by the band Cosmic Knot.
Festivals / Fish Ladder Music Park (Brenke Fish Ladder), Old Town Lansing, on the Grand River
An Americana, bluegrass and roots festival with two stages at Fish Ladder Music Park in Lansing's Old Town, first held in August 2026.
Festivals / Streets of downtown Flint (10+ open-air stages)
A free, all-ages street festival of electronic music and art in downtown Flint, with more than ten open-air stages.
Festivals / Downtown Flint, usually the Riverbank Park area; 2026 held indoors at the Capitol Theatre because of riverfront construction
A two-day jazz festival in downtown Flint, usually held by the Flint River near Riverbank Park; the 2026 edition moved indoors to the Capitol Theatre.
Festivals / Private festival grounds on the edge of the Manistee National Forest, between Manistee and Ludington (Mason County)
A small, family-friendly camping music festival in Free Soil on the edge of the Manistee National Forest, between Manistee and Ludington, on the last weekend of August.
Festivals / Frog Island Park amphitheater, Depot Town, Ypsilanti (Washtenaw County)
A one-day local music and arts festival at the Frog Island Park amphitheater in Ypsilanti's Depot Town, held in early August.
Festivals / Smiling Acres festival grounds, Montcalm County
A late-summer camping music weekend at the Smiling Acres festival grounds near Trufant.
Festivals / HeartsTown Ranch (23-acre property of The War and Treaty near Homer/Albion), Calhoun County
A one-day music festival near Homer on HeartsTown Ranch, the home ground of Grammy-winning duo The War and Treaty, first held on August 22, 2026.
Festivals / Treetoad Family Farm (Montcalm County)
A family-friendly touring music and arts festival with 1960s-70s tribute bands; its Michigan stop takes place on an early-June weekend at Treetoad Family Farm in Trufant.
Festivals / Shortcut Road Park (Short Cut Rd. Park), Cottrellville Township, St. Clair County
A free two-day classic cars and live music festival at Shortcut Road Park in Cottrellville on the third weekend of September.
Festivals / Hoxeyville festival grounds, Manistee National Forest area
A family-friendly camping music festival on the Hoxeyville grounds near Wellston in the Manistee National Forest area, held in early August.
Festivals / Old Town Lansing (Fish Ladder, Cold Plunge and UrbanBeat stages)
A jazz festival in Lansing's Old Town district, produced by the Michigan Institute for Contemporary Art (MICA) each August across several stages.
Festivals / Yates Township Hall Complex, historic Idlewild (Lake County)
A two-day soul, R&B and jazz festival in Idlewild, the historic African American resort town, held at the Yates Township Hall complex on the last weekend of June.
Festivals / Old Town Lansing
An outdoor blues festival that turns Turner Street in Lansing's Old Town into a stage every September.
Festivals / Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds, Lodi Township, just north of Saline (Washtenaw County)
A two-day Celtic festival on the second weekend of July at the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds just north of Saline, with Celtic bands, pipe bands and Irish and Highland dance.
Festivals / Smiling Acres festival grounds, Montcalm County
A week-long camping music festival for women, nonbinary and trans people, held since 2024 at the Smiling Acres grounds near Trufant around the turn of July and August.
Festivals / Old Town Lansing (River Stage behind UrbanBeat)
A two-day funk festival on the River Stage behind UrbanBeat in Lansing's Old Town, held in mid-June.
Festivals / University United Methodist Church (main site); Sunday concert at MSU Community Music School, 4930 Hagadorn Rd
A spring ukulele festival in East Lansing since 2011, with workshops for every level, evening concerts at University United Methodist Church and late-night group strums.
Festivals / Oscoda County Fairgrounds, about 6 miles NE of downtown Mio
A northern Michigan camping festival of music and art on the Oscoda County Fairgrounds, about 6 miles northeast of downtown Mio, held in mid-June.
Festivals / High in the Pines Campground, on the Rails-to-Trails (Lake County)
A small, family-friendly bluegrass festival at High in the Pines, a family-owned rustic campground on US-10 in Baldwin along the Rails-to-Trails.
Festivals / Harbor Park by the Port Sanilac harbor, Sanilac County (Thumb)
An outdoor blues festival in Harbor Park by the Lake Huron harbor in the village of Port Sanilac, held in early August.
Festivals / Private riverfront property on the River Raisin near Sharon Mills, Sharon Township (Manchester area), Washtenaw County
A family-run, three-day music and arts festival on private land along the River Raisin near Sharon Mills in the Manchester area, with free tent camping.
Festivals / Jackson Field (Lansing Lugnuts ballpark), Downtown Lansing
A one-day outdoor hard rock and metal festival with two stages at Jackson Field, the Lansing Lugnuts ballpark in downtown Lansing, in early August.
Festivals / Smiling Acres festival grounds (40 acres), Montcalm County, about 36 miles northeast of Grand Rapids
A three-day camping music festival on 40 acres near Trufant, about 36 miles northeast of Grand Rapids, on the last full weekend of June.
Festivals / Liberty Plaza, downtown Ann Arbor (E Liberty St closed between S Division St and S Fifth Ave on concert days)
A free outdoor lunchtime concert series every summer Thursday at Liberty Plaza in downtown Ann Arbor.
Festivals / Eastside neighborhood (parks, backyards, garages, bars)
A not-for-profit DIY music, comedy and arts festival across Lansing's Eastside neighborhood, in parks, backyards, garages and bars each May.
Festivals / Downtown East Lansing
A free, multi-stage outdoor jazz festival in downtown East Lansing that welcomes the start of summer in late June.
Festivals / Tamarack Creek Soap & Gifts property (10-acre private site), Mecosta County
A tiny two-day camping music festival in the woods near Morley, on John and Dee Harvey's 10-acre property, on the last full weekend of July.
Festivals / Burley Park (Montcalm County)
A small West Michigan music festival at Burley Park near Howard City, with Michigan rock, blues and jam bands in late August.
Festivals / VFW Gold Bar Post 5096, on US-10 (Mason County)
A free, family-friendly one-day festival of music played on homemade cigar box guitars at the VFW Gold Bar Post 5096 on US-10 in Custer.
Festivals / Mecosta County, central Michigan
A traditional music and arts festival on its own grounds near Remus in Mecosta County, central Michigan, held the camping weekend after Labor Day.
Festivals / Wheatland Music Organization festival grounds (Mecosta County)
A three-day workshop festival on the Wheatland Music Organization's festival grounds in Remus over Memorial Day weekend, with traditional music, dances and free primitive camping.
Festivals / Whole Life Farm, Van Buren County (rural Southwest Michigan)
An intimate one-day folk, bluegrass and Americana festival on a rustic farm near Lawrence, held on July 4 with a fireworks finale.
Festivals / Allegan High School (Allegan County)
A one-day indoor festival of traditional and acoustic music, art, food and workshops at Allegan High School in Allegan.
Addresses, phone numbers and hours come from each venue's official channels, and every page shows when we checked them. Nightlife changes fast: check the venue's current calendar, age policy and cover before you go.
